Actor

           Paul R. Coate is a Twin Cities based stage, film, and voiceover actor. He lives in Bloomington, MN with his awesome and talented wife Kathleen and their two beautiful children. His most recent professional experience includes work in musical theatre, contemporary plays, Shakespeare, and opera. In his spare time, Paul likes to play basketball, go hiking, and officiate weddings for friends who ask.

        You may download Paul's resume above.

STAGE

    UPCOMING:

     2010 IVEY AWARDS
              Performing with the cast of Theatre Latte Da's 2009 production of
              "The Full Monty", directed by Peter Rothstein (Sept. 20, 2010)

      EVITA (Agustin Magaldi) - 
              Theater Latte Da, directed by Peter Rothstein (Sept-Oct)

      DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Andre) -
              Minneapolis Musical Theatre (June 2011)


Recent Appearances:

      TROUBLE IN TAHITI (Trio)
              The Dead Composers Society @ The Minnesota Fringe Festival
              directed by Bob Neu

      A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Egeus, Peter Quince)
              The Strange Capers
              directed by Randy Reyes

Other Selected Past Productions (most recent first):

MAME - Minneapolis Musical Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
THE COMPLETE SONNETS FESTIVAL - Classical Actors Ensemble (Minneapolis, MN)
THE SORCERER (Alexis) - Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Co. (Minneapolis,MN)
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (Signor Naccerelli) - Bloomington (MN) Theatre and Art Center
THE FULL MONTY (Harold Nichols) - Theater Latte Da (St. Paul, MN)
THE WHO'S TOMMY (Captain Walker) - Paul Bunyan Playhouse (Bemidji, MN)
DAMN YANKEES (Benny Van Buren) - Highland Summer Theatre (Mankato, MN)
THE DESERT SONG (Ensemble) - Skylark Opera (St. Paul, MN)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Friar Francis) - Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Jamie) - Nebraska Repertory Theatre (Lincoln, NE)
METAMORPHOSES (Orpheus, Ceyx, Apollo) - Nebraska Repertory Theatre (Lincoln, NE)
OMNIUM GATHERUM (Terence) - Nebraska Repertory Theatre (Lincoln, NE)
THE TENDER LAND (Mr. Jenks) - Opera Omaha (Omaha, NE)
OTHELLO (Gratiano) - Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
THE TEMPEST (Trinculo) - Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
ART (Serge) - Living Picture Project (Omaha, NE)

Paul R. Coate (center) with the cast of THE WHO'S TOMMY (2009, Paul Bunyan Playhouse- directed by Zach Curtis)

FILM

       Paul's first experience with film was as an uncredited extra in TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR. Since then, Paul has appeared as 'DaVinci's Apprentice' in Mannheim Steamroller's 'Fresh Aire 8" DVD, and most recently as 'Philip Hall' the newly released film APRIL SHOWERS starring Tom Arnold, Illeana Douglas, and Daryl Sabara!

       Paul has appeared in a variety of commercials and industrials as a film and voice-over actor for such corporations and organizations as Gallup, Nebraska Furniture Mart, the Omaha World-Herald, the Nebraska Lottery, Alegent Health, Sedexho Marriott, The University of Nebraska, Alkar Billiards, Performance Ford, La Mesa Mexican Restaurant, Kiewit Construction, and more.